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UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework

UK Health Security Agency

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

04 Sep 2026 at 10:44

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

12 Mar 2026 at 21:18

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

31 Oct 2025 at 10:11

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The UK Health Security Agency, acting for the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has established the UKHSA Diagnostics and Research Open Framework. It covers the supply of in-vitro diagnostic medical devices and associated services, including diagnostic tests, analysers, PCR equipment, blood and biochemical analysers, cytometers, mass spectrometers, laboratory equipment, pharmaceuticals, calibration, repair and maintenance, medical analysis, pathology and research laboratory services. Lot 1 covers in-vitro diagnostic devices and associated services; Lot 2 covers goods and services mainly supporting research, development, experimentation and study. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The framework can also be used by UK public authorities, NHS bodies, local authorities, academic institutions and charitable institutions, in addition to the UK Health Security Agency.

This procurement has reached the award stage under an above-threshold open procedure. Two lots were awarded separately, with a maximum of one lot per supplier. Lot 1 has an estimated value of £5.2 billion excluding VAT (£6.24 billion including VAT); Lot 2 is £1.05 billion excluding VAT (£1.26 billion including VAT). Both awards were dated 3 September 2026 and are pending completion of the standstill period ending 15 September 2026. The framework period is 28 September 2026 to 27 September 2028, with an option to extend to 27 September 2029. It is an open framework scheme intended to reopen every two years and can run for up to eight years. Lot 1 attracted 81 valid bids and Lot 2 attracted 60; successful suppliers include 20/30 Labs, 2BScientific, Abbott, Roche, Siemens, QIAGEN, Thermo Fisher, VWR and other specialist diagnostic and research businesses. Evaluation required bidders to meet the lot’s minimum requirements, including certified, accredited or licensed products or services, with further economic and technical conditions in the procurement documents.

This opportunity demonstrates substantial, recurring UK-wide demand for diagnostic, laboratory and research products and services through a public-sector framework. It is relevant to manufacturers, authorised distributors, specialist laboratory suppliers, diagnostic service providers, equipment-maintenance and calibration firms, and organisations supplying research and development technologies. Credible future participants will need at least one appropriately certified, accredited or licensed product or service within the relevant lot requirements, together with the required economic and technical capacity. Suppliers should be able to support public-health and NHS users at national scale, maintain reliable supply and service arrangements, and meet the framework’s pricing and call-off requirements. The wide successful supplier group shows that both large businesses and SMEs can compete, provided their offer is clearly matched to a defined diagnostic, laboratory, research or associated service requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework

Notice Description

UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework (DRF) This is a competitive tendering procedure pursuant to the Notices published on the Find a Tender Central Digital Platform. UK02 Preliminary Market Engagement October 25 2025/S 000-069968, PIN Dec 24 2024/S 000-040856 and UK04 Contract Notice March 26 Notice ID: 2026/S 000-022624.

Lot Information

In-vitro diagnostic medical devices and associated services

Renewal: each framework in the scheme is expected to run for two years with the option to extend by one year. The end date of any extension is not expected to run past the 8-year mkaximum term

Goods and services mainly for research & development, experimentation & study

Renewal: each framework in the scheme is expected to run for two years with the option to extend by one year. The end date of any extension is not expected to run past the 8-year mkaximum term

Planning Information

Following the publication of the PIN 2024/S 000-040856, UKHSA is notifying the marketplace that a tender for the Diagnostics and Research Framework will take place soon and invites suppliers to attend a webinar on the framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d7ab
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083796-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

50 - Repair and maintenance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

33100000 - Medical equipments

33124000 - Diagnostics and radiodiagnostic devices and supplies

33600000 - Pharmaceutical products

38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus

38431000 - Detection apparatus

38433100 - Mass spectrometer

38434000 - Analysers

38434500 - Biochemical analysers

38434510 - Cytometers

38434520 - Blood analysers

38434540 - Biomedical equipment

38434550 - Blood-cell counters

38434570 - Haematology analysers

38434580 - Immunoassay analysers

38436100 - Mechanical shakers

38950000 - Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) equipment

50400000 - Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

50410000 - Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus

50411000 - Repair and maintenance services of measuring apparatus

50412000 - Repair and maintenance services of testing apparatus

50413000 - Repair and maintenance services of checking apparatus

50430000 - Repair and maintenance services of precision equipment

50433000 - Calibration services

71900000 - Laboratory services

73111000 - Research laboratory services

85111800 - Pathology services

85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories

85148000 - Medical analysis services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£6,250,000,000 £1B-£10B
Lots Value
£6,250,000,000 £1B-£10B
Awards Value
£6,250,000,000 £1B-£10B
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
8 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
9 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
3 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
28 Sep 2026 - 27 Sep 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
2028-02-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK Health Security Agency
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E14 4PU
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI42 Tower Hamlets
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Tower Hamlets
Electoral Ward
Canary Wharf
Westminster Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
93
Supplier Names

20/30 Labs

2BScientific Ltd

A.Menarini Diagnostics Ltd

Abbott Laboratories Ltd

Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Limited

AB Scientific Limited

Agena Bioscience GmbH

Agilent Technologies LDA UK Ltd

Alpha Laboratories Ltd

Altona Diagnostics UK Ltd

ARGENTA INNOVATIVE LABS LTD

Aspect Scientific Limited

Beckman Coulter UK Ltd

Becton Dickinson U.K. Limited

BioConnections Ltd

Bio - Diagnostics Limited

BIOMERIEUX UK LIMITED

Bio-Rad Laboratories Limited

Bruker UK Limited

Cambridge Bioscience Ltd

Camlab Ltd

Cepheid UK Ltd

Cerescom Limited

Chirus Limited

Connect2pharma Ltd

Contained Air Solutions

Crowthorne Hi-Tec Services Ltd

DIAGNOSTICS FOR THE REAL WORLD (EUROPE) LIMITED

DIASORIN LIMITED

DON WHITLEY SCIENTIFIC LIMITED

E&O Laboratories Ltd

ELITECH UK LIMITED

Enigma Healthcare Limited

Eurobio Scientific UK Limited

Euroimmun UK Ltd

Greiner Bio-One Ltd

Grifols UK Ltd

Hologic Ltd

Home Health (UK) Limited

HYGEIA DIGITAL HEALTHCARE LIMITED

Illumina Cambridge Ltd.

Kore Technology

Launch Diagnostics Ltd

Life Technologies Ltd

Mast Group Ltd

Medical Wire & Equipment Co (Bath) Ltd

MedScience Previously known as Pharmed UK

METTLER-TOLEDO LIMITED

Microbial Genomics Ltd

North England Laboratory Supplies

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics

Oxford Biosystems Ltd

Preventx Limited

Pro-Lab Diagnostics

Promega UK Ltd

QIAGEN Ltd

R-Biopharm Rhone Ltd

REAL DIGITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Revvity (UK) Limited

Roche Diagnostics Limited

Sarstedt Ltd

Scientific Laboratory Supplies Limited

Sebia UK Ltd

Serosep UK Limited

Shimadzu UK Ltd

Siemens Healthcare Limited

Source Bio International Ltd

SpeeDx Ltd

Sterilab Services

SureScreen Diagnostics Ltd

Sussex Biologicals Limited

Sysmex UK Ltd

TAKARA BIO EUROPE SAS

Tanner Pharma

TECAN UK LIMITED

TECHNO-PATH DISTRIBUTION

THE BINDING SITE GROUP LIMITED

THERMO FISHER DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED

Una Health Ltd

VH Bio Ltd

VWR International Ltd

Be Scientific Ltd

Biogene Ltd

Bio Molecular Systems Ltd

Eurofins Genomics UK Ltd

thermo fisher scientific

IDT

New England Biolabs

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

PCR Biosystems

QCMD

Queen Mary University of London

SPT LABTECH LIMITED

Further Information

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